Andante Dairy: Food Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: F-1809-2012)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Multiple lots of cheese produced by Andante Dairy, Petaluma, CA; Sold in 5 oz to 8 oz sizes with no code date or variety information on packaged. Varieties include: Largo, a triple-creme cow's milk, and Picolo, a triple-creme cow's milk. Also made with cow's milk: Pianoforte, Nocturne. Goat's milk cheese varieties: Acapella, Impromptu, Pastoral, Fresh Goat and Crottin, Minuet, a triple-creme goat's milk variety. Mixed Milk cheese varieties: Rondo, Metronome, Melange. Other varieties include Cavatina, Contralto, Vivace, Partita, Tri, Mini Alto, Figaro,Cadence

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 3, 2012

Date Posted: August 8, 2012

Recall Number: F-1809-2012

Event ID: 62497

Reason for Recall:

Lack of proper pasteurization could have allowed dangerous pathogens to survive in multiple lots of cheese.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 3870 packages

Code Information:

No code information

Distribution Pattern:

CA, OH and NY to retail stores and restaurants.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated